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Don't forget the downside: now you have to prove you're over 18, either by submitting more personal info or using a 3rd party which then can track the sites you go to.

EDIT: apparently I'm talking about a 2nd, not directly related, bill. See one of the grandchildren comment.

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Ah ha, so this is where the following concern comes from: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/age-verification-in-the...

And there was me thinking this was going to be another example of toothless go-nowhere governmental posturing.

The "online safety bill" is not yet law and is different from the code of practice in the original article.

The code of practice was put together by the ICO and not especially publicised, so it ends up being reasonable and proportionate. The "online safety bill" is the conservative side of the UK having yet another go at restricting porn, which will probably fall apart like the last one.

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